US EditionMillions of phones to get emergency alert as people told 'stop what you're doing' - Liverpool Echo
- In 2025, nearly all mobile phones in the UK will receive a test notification from the government’s emergency alert system, which will emit a loud siren-like sound lasting 10 seconds.
- This follows the system's launch in 2023 and previous tests, including one on April 23, 2023, and alerts during events like Storm Éowyn in January and bomb threats in 2024.
- Emergency Alerts appear on device home screens accompanied by vibration and a message containing life-threatening danger information and instructions, with advice to stop and follow alerts safely, especially for drivers.
- Following this year's alert, testing will occur biennially, with notifications issued solely by emergency services or government agencies. Users may disable test alerts through device settings; however, doing so could prevent them from receiving critical warnings.
- The government emphasizes the system builds national resilience and warns that future tests are part of preparing the UK against potential direct threats amid geopolitical tensions.
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The 'dangerous' phones that won't get UK emergency alert because they're too old
BRITS with older mobiles will miss the UK’s upcoming test of its Emergency Alert System. The upcoming 2025 drill – which is meant to simulate a genuine emergency, like flooding or fires – will go out to millions of phones across the country. Millions of phones across the UK will be pinged with an ‘emergency alert’ that triggers a loud siren and vibrations for 10 seconds later this year It follows a similar test that took place in 2023, where And…
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